Top 5 Iconic Video Game Weapons

This sword was originally wielded by Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7, but has since made an appearance in a number of Final Fantasy games as well as other franchises. Even though Cloud wasn’t the first to wield the sword in the Final Fantasy franchise (chronologically), the Buster Sword is most often remembered as Cloud Strife’s weapon of choice. From those of you that remember playing as Cloud and the gang battling Ruby and Emerald weapons in Final Fantasy 7 to dodge rolling away from Cloud in one of the tournaments in Kingdom Hearts this is one weapon that most of you are sure to have seen before.

This is one weapon that has actually changed appearance slightly from game to game. From a more ancient looking form in Origins to a steampunk-y version in Syndicate, the assassin’s hidden blade has made it into everyone of the Assassin’s Creed games. With this being one of the most popular video game franchises of the last few console generations you have probably jumped off a ledge or two as one of the assassins and broken your fall by using your hidden blade on the unsuspecting guard patrolling below. Maybe you were hiding in a haystack and used your hidden blade as the needle in THAT haystack to take out a Templar or two. Either way you should remember this blade as the most iconic weapon of the assassin’s arsenal.

Scorpion, the fighter most people think of when thinking about Mortal Kombat, has a very memorable set of weapons. From his internal power that he gained upon coming back as an undead revenant to his living serpent whip that resides in the palm of his hand in the movies to his most memorable weapon, his kunai, which is often shown attached to a rope or chain whip. Having been his weapon of choice from the very first game, we would be insane not to mention this ninja tool that Scorpion has used to deliver brutal damage to any who dared fight him.

This next entry on our list is one of best melee weapons for a player to get in the Halo franchise. Having originally been created for the Elite of the Covenant, these swords are actually a crucial part of the Covenant hierarchy. In canon, these weapons were only wielded by the highest ranking nobles in the Covenant mainly because the upper echelon of their society were considered the best warriors of their species. Whether or not you remember this weapon from first picking it up in Halo: Combat Evolved and feeling like a kid on Christmas or stabbing through waves of other players in Halo 3 and every other Halo’s multiplayer or it being the key to ancient knowledge in Red vs. Blue, the Energy Sword is one of the most memorable weapons that a Spartan or an Elite can use.

Throughout the ages in Hyrule, one hero has stood up to the agents of chaos time and time again, Link

wielding the most iconic weapon in video game history, the Master Sword. It doesn’t matter if you remember this sword from its first appearance in A Link to the Past or from Breath of the Wild or any game in between, this is one weapon that every generation of gamer knows and loves, hell, you’ve probably spent more hours than you care to admit trying to get this sword in all the games. But that’s the beauty of a truly iconic weapon, no matter the time and effort it takes to get the weapon, the Master Sword is a weapon that you or any hero will want to have slung at your side.

There you have it, The Circle of Nerds Top 5 most iconic video game weapons. Let us know in the comments if you agree with our list and also let us know which weapon’s you would have put on this list. Thanks for reading and happy gaming!